Chicago Teachers Union rejects fact-finding report, says it’ll go back to negotiating table
The Chicago Teachers Union said it would continue negotiating a new contract with Chicago Public Schools.
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Chicago Public Schools and teachers union continue haggling over a new contract. What’s settled and what’s next?
After nearly nine months of bargaining, the Chicago Teachers Union and Chicago Public Schools have yet to settle a new, four-year contract. They presented briefs to a third-party law arbitrator...
As negotiations continue, Chicago schools chief Pedro Martinez says he ‘can’t even imagine the need’ for a teachers strike
Pedro Martinez, the CEO of Chicago Public Schools, said there's no need for a strike since the district and Chicago Teachers Union are close to a contract agreement.
Illinois’ eighth graders outperform peers in all but one state in national math and reading test
Illinois' eighth graders outperformed the national average in both math and reading, according to the 2024 National Assessment of Educational Progress results.
What happened at Hamline Elementary on Friday? Mistaken ICE report in Chicago is still sparking fear.
Many questions remain about what happened at Hamline Elementary when Chicago Public Schools mistook Secret Service agents for immigration enforcement.
CPS and CTU start ‘fact-finding’ in an attempt to settle monthslong contract negotiations
Since being established in state law in 2010, the fact-finding process has been used three times. In two of those cases, teachers ultimately went on strike.
Some parents fed up with CPS and CTU battles: ‘I feel like politics is taking over our children having the best education’
With Chicago Public Schools and Chicago Teachers Union still unable to settle on a contract, parents say their children are not the priority.
Frigid temperatures and subzero wind chills hit Chicago, prompting postponement of one march
The cold is expected to continue Tuesday, with temperatures remaining around minus 5 in the morning and wind chills 20 to 25 below zero.
New Chicago school board sworn in as CTU president pushes to reach deal over contentious contract
The new Chicago Board of Education was sworn in while the Chicago Teachers Union President Stacy Davis Gates calls for a contract settlement.
Chicago Teachers Union files grievance over wage theft, pressures CPS for contract settlement
Chicago Teachers Union officials filed a grievance with Chicago Public Schools alleging that the district is shorting some educators' wages.